§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork County, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that since the passing of the Land Purchase Act of 1903 the Admiralty have taken a farm on the Clinton Estate at Milcore, from which Cornelius Murphy has been evicted; and, if so, will he say what amount was paid to the agent on the estate for Mr. Cornelius Murphy's farm; whether, seeing that Michael Murphy, a tenant adjoining the farm held by Cornelius Murphy, received £700 for his goodwill of a farm purchased by the Admiralty, the case of Cornelius Murphy will be considered and compensation awarded him.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. PRETYMAN, Suffolk, Wood-bridge)The Admiralty have taken the farm in question with other land for naval purposes. Under the award of the arbitrator the Admiralty paid to the person legally entitled the full amount of compensation as owner and occupier. So far as they are aware, no separate award was made for this particular farm. The Admiralty cannot under any circumstances be concerned with Murphy, as 11 when they took possession he had been evicted some years previously for non-payment of rent, and the land was in the occupation of the owner.
§ MR GILHOOLYIs this the way the Government are going to restore evicted tenants to their farms—by grabbing their holdings?
§ [No Answer was returned.]